This week's case study will focus on Amish response to the cell phone. The core reading is Howard Rheingold article on what learned about the Amish & their interaction with the cell phone in "Look Who's Talking" published in Wired. Also take a look at Time magazine's article and Textually.org on the same topic. For more background on the Amish response to technology see The Amish: Technology Practice and Technological Change. Based on these articles and the class discussion on Wednesday reflect on the following questions?
Case Study Reflection Questions:
-How does this history, tradition and core values of the Amish set the stage for their response towards new forms of media?
-How does the Amish response to the cell phone differ or resonate from Zimmerman's assessment of the Amish response and the Telephone?
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